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Much like 3DS game A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario Odyssey will include a 2D platforming segment that wraps around a 3D building. Looks neat in motion.

Bowser's hat also appears to cause trouble, so we assume that's how some of the game's characters will turn from good to evil.

Toss your hat onto any character to control it, apparently. You're a Koopa now.

It's-a me, Pepe!

Kind of interesting outfit choice there, Mario.

What's-a that?

Mario was seen changing into a variety of outfits, seemingly for various gameplay scenarios. We didn't see him try out his swimmies.

Hammer Bros? Meh. Gimme cast-iron pan brothers!

Become a goomba, then make your own goomba stack.

MARIO BECOMES A TAXI. Sold.

Mario-Chomp.

Mario Odyssey, the first 3D Mario game to hit Nintendo Switch, will be released on October 27, Nintendo announced today.

Nintendo also unveiled a new Yoshi game simply titled Yoshi due out in 2018, a new four-player co-op Kirby game with the similarly simple (and possibly placeholder) title of Kirbyalso due out in 2018, and a port of the super-popular multiplayer game Rocket League coming "holiday 2017."

Nintendo dropped two large-if-brief bombshells during its annual E3 livestream: Metroid Prime 4 and a new Pokemon game for Switch in development by series creator Gamefreak. Sadly, these games were limited to little more than a paper announcement, but at the very least the mere existence of a Pokemon game on Switch may appease those disappointed by Nintendo's recent Pokemon livestream, which featured announcements for the 3DS.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 footage.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 footage.

New Kirby game.

New Kirby game.

New Kirby game.

New Kirby game.

New Yoshi game.

New Yoshi game.

New Yoshi game.

New Yoshi game.

We got a verrrry brief glimpse at the new Breath of the Wild expansion pack.

It's for Switch, so it has Mario hats now.

Nintendo's other E3 announcements covered some previously announced games. These included a new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which looks like the most J-RPG to ever J-RPG; a story trailer for Fire Emblem Warriors; and a June 30 release date for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first DLC pack The Master Trials. The latter includes a new Trial of the Sword mode, where players are tasked with fighting waves of enemies without any existing equipment.

Another DLC pack for Zelda, dubbed The Champions Ballad, will launch before the end of the year. As the name suggests, the DLC stars the four champions from Breath of the Wild, but no other details were confirmed. However, Nintendo did show off four new Amiibo based on the champions, which will work with the DLC pack.

Name one thing not amazing about this trailer.

While Nintendo's other announcements were welcome—who doesn't want a new Metroid?—the bulk of its E3 livestream focused on Mario Odyssey—and with good reason. According to Nintendo, Odyssey is the series' first true open-world game since Super Mario Sunshine. Players travel inside a spaceship called the Odyssey, which is powered by moons collected by Mario. The core mechanic is that of Mario's hat, which goes by the delightful name of Cappy. Cappy can be thrown or spun around Mario to take down enemies, or thrown onto enemies or objects, which players can then control.

The trailer shows Mario taking control of taxis, humans, frogs, Bullet Bills, and yes, a T-Rex. A later gameplay demo by Nintendo also showed Mario's ability to travel through electricity lines in New Donk City. Cappy's "original form", that of a white top hat, was also shown (and it may very well be an "evil" hat since Bowser appears to wear a white one). Plus, Mario has a whole swathe of outfits to choose from in Odyssey. That includes a "swimmie" outfit, a mariachi outfit, American football player, and a chef.